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6 p.m. CDT March 9, 2014

GULF OF THAILAND - MARCH 9: In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, Det 2, assigned to the guided-missile Destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), lands aboard Pinckney during a crew swap before returning on task in the search and rescue for the missing Malaysian airlines flight MH370 on March 9, 2013 at sea in the Gulf of Thailand. The flight had 227 passengers from 14 nations, mainly China, and 12 crew members. According to the Malaysia Airlines website, three Americans, including one infant, were also aboard. (Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Chris D. Boardman/U.S. Navy via Getty Images) (Photo: U.S. Navy Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: The delegate of relatives of the passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 issues a joint statement to media at the entrance of relative area at Lido Hotel on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to published reports. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) (Photo: Feng Li Getty Images)

A member of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) crisis management team, Ignatius Ong (R), speaks at a press conference in Beijing on March 9, 2014 as an unidentified translator (L) look on. Malaysia on March 9 launched a terror probe into the disappearance the day before of the MAS passenger jet, carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports, as relatives begged for news of their loved ones. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO (Photo credit should read WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: WANG ZHAO AFP/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: (CHINA OUT) The picture shows a relative of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 who said he had tried to call his brother's phone and he can hear the phone ringing but no one answered at the Metropark Lido Hotel on March 9, 2014, in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over waters between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) (Photo: ChinaFotoPress Getty Images)

Relatives of a passenger on board missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 make their way to the lobby at a hotel in Putrajaya on March 9, 2014 where family members have been put up while awaiting updates of the missing Boeing 777-200. Malaysia on March 9 launched a terror probe into the disappearance the day before of the MAS passenger jet carrying 239 people, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports, as relatives begged for news of their loved ones. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA AFP/Getty Images)

A relative of a passenger on board missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 gestures as she waits for news at a hotel in Putrajaya on March 9, 2014 where family members have been put up while awaiting updates of the missing Boeing 777-200. Malaysia on March 9 launched a terror probe into the disappearance the day before of the MAS passenger jet carrying 239 people, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports, as relatives begged for news of their loved ones. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA AFP/Getty Images)

A relative (C) of a passenger on board missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 watches the television news while having lunch at a hotel in Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur, on March 9, 2014 where family members have been put up while awaiting updates of the missing Boeing 777-200. Malaysia on March 9 launched a terror probe into the disappearance the day before of the MAS passenger jet carrying 239 people, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports, as relatives begged for news of their loved ones. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA AFP/Getty Images)

Seventy-six-year-old Ibrahim Abdul Razak talks on his phone while waiting for news about his son, who was onboard missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, at a hotel in Putrajaya on March 9, 2014 where family members have been put up while awaiting updates of the missing Boeing 777-200. Malaysia on March 9 launched a terror probe into the disappearance the day before of the MAS passenger jet carrying 239 people, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports, as relatives begged for news of their loved ones. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA AFP/Getty Images)

Relatives of passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 are escorted for lunch at a hotel in Putrajaya on March 9, 2014 where family members have been put up while awaiting updates of the missing Boeing 777-200. Malaysia on March 9 launched a terror probe into the disappearance the day before of the MAS passenger jet carrying 239 people, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports, as relatives begged for news of their loved ones. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA AFP/Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 09: Dato'Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Director General of DCA, briefs the media that Malaysia Airlines fight MH370 is still mising during a press conference on March 9, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to published reports. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) (Photo: How Foo Yeen Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 09: Dato'Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Director General of DCA, briefs the media that Malaysia Airlines fight MH370 is still mising during a press conference on March 9, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to published reports. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) (Photo: How Foo Yeen Getty Images)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 09: General Zulkifeli Mohd Zin of the Malaysian Armed Forces briefs the media briefs the media briefs the media about Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 9, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to published reports. (Photo by How Foo Yeen/Getty Images) (Photo: How Foo Yeen Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after applying for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to published reports. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) (Photo: Feng Li Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Hugh Dunleavy, (C) Head of commercial of Malaysia Airlines speaks to media at Lido Hotel on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to published reports. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) (Photo: Feng Li Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Malaysia Airline special assistance team members guard relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 walk to a bigger rest area at Lido Hotel on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to published reports. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) (Photo: Feng Li Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after applying for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after applying for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after applying for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after applying for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after applying for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Joshua Law Kok Hwa, Malaysia Airlines' regional senior vice president of China speaks to media at Lido Hotel as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after applying for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: A relative of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries out at a local hotel where families are gathered as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Hugh Dunleavy, (Center) Head of commercial - Malaysia Airlines speaks to media at Lido Hotel as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 09: Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after applying for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site as the search continues for the missing Malaysian airliner on March 9, 2014 in Beijing, China. Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and carrying 239 onboard was reported missing on early on March 8 after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (Photo: Lintao Zhang Getty Images)

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